ants everywhere?! ok so, iv got large black ants everywhere! urgh its that fricken time of the year again :/ anyone know any 'pet safe' ways to kill and get ride of them,? i havnt had a dog in a while so the two ways i usually take care of them won't work this time as the poison is bad for dogs same as vinegar :? any and all help is appreciated. |
I believe I have seen some products like what you want that are pet safe and friendly. You could go online and google pet safe ant killers. Just a suggestion. Hope you get rid of them safely for your pet. What I hate about this time of year is the Wasps and Hornets and Bees that like to hang around our back and front porches and make their nests. I am afraid to even open the doors for fear they will fly in or I would get stung. Scares me to death!! |
I sprinkle food grade diatomaceous earth around my house and in my house my doorways and windows this time of year, when the bugs are starting to come out. It's people and pet safe. It doesn't work fast like the toxic sprays, as it takes a few days, but it does work. |
Target and Home Depot carry EcoSmart Pesticides that can even be used around birds. They work great and are not harmful to pets or children. |
I had ants coming from the kitchen window area. I sprayed raid on the siding parts around wall/window frame area. Didn't have to worry about furbutts getting hurt. I also heard having basil or was it another herb... if you keep it around the area, ants don't like them. |
dogs I hate ant season. I put the grants ants things up on the window where the dogs cannot get to them. Those work pretty good. Can't use anything on the ground, those little lickers will get to it. Hope you can just get rid of all smells in the kitchen, do not leave dog food out and ants should disappear. |
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yeah... im a clean freak. every surface gets wiped with anti bacterial wipes (twice a day and after meals) floors get swept one a day and moped once every other day- all food put away when not in use(i don't even leave butter out) and all pet's foods are in separate(labeled) air tight storage containers that are only open long enough to fill food bowls or refill the container. i don't even let people wear shoes inside! so yeah its not like im feeding the ants, so im not sure why they are even in my house ! :/ |
You could try cornstarch mixed with a bit of sugar. The sugar attracts the ants, they take the granules of the mixture back to their hive(?)nest(?) and the cornstarch causes them to implode. The ants can't break down the cornstarch. |
I use Turbo-Ant; it's a thick liquid that you can place on non-porous paper, cardboard and slide it under counters, etc, where little lickers can't reach. It's very effective and quick and I've used it for years now. You can find it all over, hardware stores, grocery, Wal-Mart, etc. I HATE ants in my house!!! |
thanks everyone for the suggestions :) i guess i'll be making a trip to the store :) |
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RE: Turbo-Ant. Evidently the ants slurp this stuff up and then return to the main group to share it. So you're gettin' 'em where they live (so to speak!). As I said, it's been a staple in my home since I discovered it years back. I hope you find it effective, too. Did I mention I HATE ants!?! |
I just use Amdro Fire Ant Killer...it wont hurt your pets, you hardly use any at all to wipe out an entire mound, you spread it at night and it is gone the next morning, I throw it all over my yard and around the foundation of my home, especially at the weep holes where these critters come in.....I use a broadcast spreader to get it all over my yard, and I have NO ant issues, inside my house or outside! And this comes from someone who is NOT a neat freak.....wish I was, but I do not have time to be doing multiple wiping all day long....I do use Clorox in my kitchen to wipe down my counter tops....I have hot soap water + a little Clorox, in the sink all day long.....I wipe up spills when they occur, and when the "kitchen closes" at night, we do the dishes, wipe down countertops, sweep my kitchen floor, clean the sink with Ajax, and we are done! I free feed, so I have kibble out 24/7 on the kitchen floor, with no ant issue.....We have cleaning day on Mondays/Tuesdays....I vacumn/mop the floors once a week.....I put roach bait motels in my cabinets in the kitchen.....my dogs dont play in those areas, so they dont get to them at all, behind the pots and pans, etc..... Dangers in my home are things left on end tables by people's recliners/sofa! And peoples purses that are dropped onto the floor close where they sit! |
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